Muscovy duck

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Muscovy duck

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noun Muscovy ducks

A large duck (Cairina moschata) which is native to Mexico, Central and South America. Over the water swept the great harpy eagle--also a fisher like his white-headed cousin of the North; and now and then flocks of muscovy ducks made the air resound with their strong broad wings.
Similar: Barbary duck, Muscovy

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noun duck

Español	pato criollo, pato mudo, pato almizclado
中文	疣鼻棲鴨 /疣鼻栖鸭 yóu bí qī yā
Português	pato-selvagem, pato-do-mato, pato-mudo
Français	canard musqué, canard de Barbarie
Deutsch	Moschusente
Italiano	anatra muschiata, anatra muta
Русский	му́скусная у́тка múskusnaja útka
Tiếng Việt	ngan, vịt xiêm

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@misc{muscovy_duck_2026,
  title = {Muscovy duck},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/muscovy%20duck},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}